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End point detection is achieved by SIMS, and the etch rate is approximately 25 Nm/min. | End point detection is achieved by SIMS, and the etch rate is approximately 25 Nm/min. | ||
Resist stripping can be hard due to burned resist, to remedy this try to lover the current; this will though chance the sidewall angle. For help, discussion and further info please contact Kristian Hagsted Rasmussen. | Resist stripping can be hard due to burned resist, to remedy this try to lover the current; this will though chance the sidewall angle. For help, discussion and further info please contact Kristian Hagsted Rasmussen. | ||
==Results from the acceptance test in February 2011== | |||
'''Acceptance test for Ti etch:''' | |||
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|style="background:WhiteSmoke; color:black"|'''Acceptance Criteria''' | |||
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'''Acceptance Results''' | |||
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!style="background:silver; color:black;" align="left"|Substrate information | |||
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*50 mm SSP Si wafer | |||
*525 µm thick | |||
*Supplied by Danchip | |||
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!style="background:silver; color:black" align="left" valign="top" |Material to be etched | |||
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*E-beam deposited Ti | |||
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!style="background:silver; color:black" align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1"|Mask information | |||
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*E-beam resist mask: | |||
# 400nm of spin coated ZEP520A e-beam resist | |||
#Patterned by E-beam lithography | |||
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!style="background:silver; color:black" align="left" valign="top"|Features to be etched | |||
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*300nm - 3µm dots and lines + a square of 200µmx200µm | |||
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!style="background:silver; color:black" align="left" valign="top"|Etch depth | |||
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*300nm | |||
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*~270 nm | |||
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!style="background:silver; color:black" align="left" valign="top"|Etch rate | |||
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*>80nm/min | |||
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*22nm/min +- 0.3nm/min (one standard deviation) | |||
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!style="background:silver; color:black" align="left" valign="top"|Etch rate uniformity | |||
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*<+-2% | |||
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*+-(0.2% +-0.2%) | |||
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!style="background:silver; color:black" align="left" valign="top"|Reproducibility | |||
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*<+-2% | |||
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*+-(0.8% +-0.5%) | |||
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!style="background:silver; color:black" align="left" valign="top"|Selectivity (Au etch rate/ZEP etch rate) | |||
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*At least 1:1 | |||
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*0.7:1 | |||
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!style="background:silver; color:black" align="left" valign="top"|Etch profile | |||
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*70-90dg. | |||
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*~65dg @270nm | |||
*~77dg @123nm | |||
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====Process parameters for the acceptance test==== | |||
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!Parameter | |||
!Ti etch acceptance | |||
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|Neutalizer current [mA] | |||
|550 | |||
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|RF Power [W] | |||
|1200 | |||
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|Beam current [mA] | |||
|500 | |||
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|Beam voltage [V] | |||
|600 | |||
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|Beam accelerator voltage | |||
|400 | |||
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|Ar flow to neutralizer [sccm] | |||
|6.0 | |||
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|Ar flow to beam [sccm] | |||
|6.0 | |||
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|Rotation speed [rpm] | |||
|20 | |||
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|Stage angle [degrees] | |||
|20 | |||
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===Some SEM profile images of the etched Ti=== | |||
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[[image:IBE acceptance Ti S10-4.jpg|300x300px|thumb|center|Ti s10-4: 270nm deep - 500nm line. all zep has gone. Profile: ~65 dg.]] | |||
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[[image:IBE acceptance Ti S10-5.jpg|300x300px|thumb|center|Ti s10-5: 270nm deep - 300nm line. All zep has gone. Profile: ~65 dg.]] | |||
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[[image:IBE acceptance Ti S7 5.jpg|300x300px|thumb|center|Ti S7 5: 123nm deep - 300nm line. Still zep left. Profile: ~77 dg ]] | |||
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